Word: smithing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Benjamin H. Heckscher '57, former Crimson squash captain, won the national amateur squash championship yesterday in Hemenway. Playing before a quiet, crowded gallery of Boston squash enthusiasts, Heckscher disposed of McGill's John Smith-Chapman, 15-13, 12-15, 18-15 and 18-14, to become the first Harvard graduate in the 20 year history of the tournament to win the title...
...Smith-Chapman, a 21-year-old McGill student and an excellent player, was definitely not of Salaum's caliber, and Heckscher's win was expected. In fact, Heckscher almost found himself up against another Harvard graduate in the finals. Playing in the quarter round, Smith-Chapman just managed to get past Charlie Ufford '53, a third year Law School student...
...expected, Princeton swept the 220 yd. free-style, the 440 yd. free-style, the 200 yd. back stroke, and the diving competition. George Brakely took the 220 in 2:15.7, and the 440 in 4:57.0, while Art Smith won the 200 back stroke in 2:18.9 and the 440 in 4:57.0. Al Routh in an excellent performance gave Princeton its final first place with 81.53 points in the dive...
...Brush, a four-year-old filly, outran favored C. W. ("Big Smitty") Smith's Hillsdale in the stretch, set a world record of 1:46 2/5 for a mile and a furlong, to win the $58,100 San Antonio Handicap at California's Santa Anita...
...Herman, Neb. the three operators of the tiny Herman Telephone Co. (386 subscribers) spent much of the day answering such questions as: "Who's got a good price on eggs today?" "How far is it to the Smith farm?" and "How do you spell phthisic...